Lua nvim-plugin

Open-source Lua projects categorized as nvim-plugin

Top 23 Lua nvim-plugin Projects

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  1. oil.nvim

    Neovim file explorer: edit your filesystem like a buffer

    Project mention: I built a fast, driver-less TUI for browsing PostgreSQL, with ER diagrams | dev.to | 2026-03-05

    Minimal, vim-like UX. I wanted something like oil.nvim for databases. Something that appears when you need it and disappears when you don't. No permanent sidebar eating your screen real estate.

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  3. Neovim-from-scratch

    πŸ“š A Neovim config designed from scratch to be understandable

  4. conform.nvim

    Lightweight yet powerful formatter plugin for Neovim

    Project mention: If you don't tinker, you don't have taste | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-10-28

    - With the conform[1] plugin, I can add any CLI code/text formatters that might not be available as a vscode extension. As long as it takes a file/stdin and outputs a file/stdout.

    [1] https://github.com/stevearc/conform.nvim

  5. fzf-lua

    Improved fzf.vim written in lua

    Project mention: Neovim 0.12 native autocomplete and native plugin manager for laravel and go | dev.to | 2025-10-13
  6. ChatGPT.nvim

    ChatGPT Neovim Plugin: Effortless Natural Language Generation with OpenAI's ChatGPT API

  7. mason-lspconfig.nvim

    Extension to mason.nvim that makes it easier to use lspconfig with mason.nvim.

  8. go.nvim

    G'day Nvimer, Joyful Gopher: Explore the Feature-Packed Go Plugin for Neovim

  9. sidekick.nvim

    Your Neovim AI sidekick

    Project mention: Bridge the gap: Connecting design, PM and code with MCPs | dev.to | 2026-05-08

    My toolkit involves Neovim, Sidekick and Opencode. Former two are not important for this article, but the latter is the real game changer.

  10. aerial.nvim

    Neovim plugin for a code outline window

  11. leetcode.nvim

    A Neovim plugin enabling you to solve LeetCode problems.

  12. kulala.nvim

    A fully-featured 🀏 HTTP/GraphQL/gRPC/Websocket-client 🐼 interface πŸ–₯️ for Neovim ❀️, that supports the Jetbrains .http spec (with full scripting support).

    Project mention: Hurl: Run and test HTTP requests with plain text | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-06-19

    https://github.com/mistweaverco/kulala.nvim is an another restish (it can do gRPC to) plugin for neovim. It is intended to be compatible with a Jetbrains as much as possible.

  13. overseer.nvim

    A task runner and job management plugin for Neovim

  14. mcphub.nvim

    An MCP client for Neovim that seamlessly integrates MCP servers into your editing workflow with an intuitive interface for managing, testing, and using MCP servers with your favorite chat plugins.

    Project mention: Show HN: Playwright Skill for Claude Code – Less context than playwright-MCP | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-10-20
  15. nvim-navic

    Simple winbar/statusline plugin that shows your current code context

  16. dropbar.nvim

    IDE-like breadcrumbs, out of the box

  17. yanky.nvim

    Improved Yank and Put functionalities for Neovim

  18. incline.nvim

    🎈 Floating statuslines for Neovim

  19. SchemaStore.nvim

    πŸ› JSON schemas for Neovim

  20. typst-preview.nvim

    Low latency typst preview for Neovim

  21. img-clip.nvim

    Embed images into any markup language, like LaTeX, Markdown or Typst

  22. otter.nvim

    Just ask an otter! 🦦

  23. nvim-spider

    Use the w, e, b motions like a spider. Move by subwords and skip insignificant punctuation.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source nvim-plugin projects in Lua? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 oil.nvim 6,617
2 Neovim-from-scratch 5,584
3 conform.nvim 5,183
4 fzf-lua 4,312
5 ChatGPT.nvim 4,004
6 mason-lspconfig.nvim 3,903
7 go.nvim 2,638
8 sidekick.nvim 2,632
9 aerial.nvim 2,294
10 leetcode.nvim 2,081
11 kulala.nvim 2,054
12 overseer.nvim 1,886
13 mcphub.nvim 1,770
14 nvim-navic 1,661
15 dropbar.nvim 1,565
16 navigator.lua 1,397
17 yanky.nvim 1,264
18 incline.nvim 1,033
19 SchemaStore.nvim 1,006
20 typst-preview.nvim 935
21 img-clip.nvim 917
22 otter.nvim 887
23 nvim-spider 882

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